by Charlene Holmes
This year’s annual 7th District Easter Egg Hunt and fun day held at Roosevelt Park in Bessemer was a success.
Seventh District Councilor Cleophus King said, “Local Bessemer area businesses and volunteers worked together so that Bessemer’s children and their parents could have good, clean, safe, age appropriate fun.”
This was the fourth year that Seventh District Councilor King hosted the Easter Egg Hunt. He explained, “I like the excitement of seeing kids with the Easter Bunny and hunting for eggs. This year, we hid seven golden eggs along with the regular eggs for the Seventh District.”
Councilor King continued, “Within the golden eggs were biblical DVD movie vouchers that explained what Easter is really about.”
In addition to the golden eggs, there were door prizes for parents that were donated by local businesses. He said, “McAlister’s Deli, Logan’s Roadhouse and Shark’s Fish and Chicken Restaurants gave food vouchers so that parents could enjoy quality time eating out with their children.”
“I liked the response from parents as they actively participated in and enjoyed this outing with their kids,” Councilman King added.
He continued, “There was a feeling of overwhelming exitement and joy seeing the kids look for the eggs. When children came to me and remarked abaout how much fun they had also made me feel good. What was even more gratifying was when the innocent children asked when the next hunt for Easter eggs would be. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience.”
Councilman King said he was thankful that this Easter Sunday was beautiful and filled with sunshine.
“Last year it rained so we donated the items to local schools. The year before that, over 200 children attended the hunt. We are really pleased that over 300 attended the hunt this year,” he remarked.
He said in addition to the food vouchers from Logan’s, Shark’s Fish and Chicken, and McAlister’s, there were monetary donations from EEFS-the City’s Engineers, Ms. Julie Bell with State Farm Insurance, the legal firm of Harris Jackson, P.C., Ms. Jaamie Holt of Holt Insurance, Mr. Walter Lewis with Benchmark Security and other people who volunteered their time.
Councilman King said he is looking forward to next year’s Easter Egg Hunt because he plans to run for reelection in August of this year.
